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SUMMER 2019 West Chester UniversityMAGAZINE THE NEXT FRONTIER FOR WCU: The New Sciences & Engineering Center and The Commons IN THIS ISSUE SUMMER 2 019 On the Cover: The Next Frontier for WCU WCU will offer a new biomedical engineering degree starting in the fall, cultivating the next generation of 12 professionals in the STEM field. Alumni Profile: Christie Silva ’09 Named the National Honoree in the L’Oréal Paris Woman of 25 Worth program, Silva has dedicated her life to helping children. WCUAA Board of Directors Nominations The WCUAA is accepting nominations for the Association’s 28 Board of Directors for the 2020-2023 term. Distinguished Alumni Award Nominations The WCUAA is accepting nominations for the 2020 29 Distinguished Alumni Awards. photo by Fred Weiner 4 University News 17 WCUAA President’s Message lumni volunteers are one reason Camp Abilities PA (CAPA) at WCU has succeeded for the past 13 years. Held during Memorial Day weekend, CAPA is an overnight, 10 Sports News 18 Alumni Awards educational sports camp for youth ages 7-17 who are blind or have low vision. 11 WCU Events 20 Alumni Notes A These athletes receive one-on-one instruction as they participate in such sports 12 Cover Story 26 Donor Profile as swimming, track and field, goalball, tandem biking, and futsal (five-a-side soccer). The alumni join students in WCU’s adapted physical education minor, coordinated by Kinesiol- ogy Professor Monica Lepore, who embodies the CAPA motto “Believe you can achieve.” This year, alumni volunteers were (top row, standing) Chris DiEnno, Erik Mazurkiewicz, Ricky O’Donnell, Mike Oliver, Drew Fitzpatrick, Kyle Williams, Justin Rhines, Eric Van Ess; (middle row, kneeling) Kim Begley, Laura Waite, Anna Lottes, Rachel Lovell, Mim Hughes, Beth Foster (CAPA assistant director); (bottom row sitting) Bri Donnelly, Laura Bigelow, Christina Portelli, Morgan Gottel, Megan Bresnahan, and Maria Lepore-Stevens wcupa.edu/socialmedia (CAPA assistant director).
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